KRQE News 13 - Albuquerque/Santa Fe Metro

Tipsy volunteers boost police training

Alex Tomlin — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:31:57 GMT

It's easy spot that driver who's so plowed he's all over the road, but what about the driver who's walking the fine line between buzzed and drunk?

Trashed Tajique store back in business

Dave Bohman — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:23:27 GMT

Two young adults and a teen boy have been charged with the burglary that did so much damage to the only store in Tajique it nearly put the place out of business.

Decades of I-40 makeovers wrapping up

Crystal Gutierrez — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:36:39 GMT

The collective sigh of relief heard Friday in northeast Albuquerque came from drivers on Interstate 40 as lanes opened and barriers disappeared around the new San Mateo interchange.

KAFB said prepared for 'active shooter'

Kaitlin McCarthy — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:26:08 GMT

The Fort Hood massacre Thursday quickly prompted Albuquerque’s Kirtland Air Force Base into taking a hard look at its own safety procedures.

Celebrity waiters fight Cystic Fibrosis

Bill Diven — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:36:06 GMT

The annual Celebrity Waiters Night will be held Nov. 7 to help raise money for the fight against Cystic Fibrosis, a disease that strikes children and significantly shortens their lives.

Man sentenced for hired killing

Jessica Garate — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:59:18 GMT

Level of flu patients dips again

Bill Diven — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:56:44 GMT

The percentage of patients seeking treatment for flu-like illness continued to decline last week even as five more deaths were reported, according to the New Mexico Department of Health.

Santa Fe drivers may fix tickets

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:29:37 GMT

The warrants are ready in 1,600 traffic court cases in Santa Fe County. But first, drivers are being given the chance to settle their outstanding tickets before state police conduct a roundup.

Agency leader resigns after DWI arrest

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:24:27 GMT

One of Gov. Bill Richardson's cabinet secretaries who landed a federal job has resigned from state government after being arrested for drunken driving.

EPA, Energy Department recognize UNMH

Devon Armijo — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:17:38 GMT

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy recognized University of New Mexico Hospital with the Energy Star Building Label on Friday.

I-40 construction nears end in ABQ

Devon Armijo — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:08:04 GMT

Commuters will have an easier drive to school and work come Monday morning, as crews will be finished with their year long construction project on San Mateo and Interstate 40.

Beer truck rolls on NM highway

Devon Armijo — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:38:07 GMT

A Bud Light truck rolled in Torrance County on Friday morning and there reports of injuries. Officials said that the truck was the only vehicle involved in the accident, which occurred on Highway 60 just East of Willard.

Man arrested in fatal drive-by shooting

Crystal Gutierrez — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:25:46 GMT

Deputies arrested the man that they say killed a 19-year-old father in a drive-by shooting last week.

Roller skating back in the duke city

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:45:12 GMT

The former Roller King building, off I-40 and Juan Tabo Blvd. NE, has been completely renovated into a high-tech facility.

Burglar Bobo busted in tobacco heist

Maria Medina — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:01:19 GMT

Bernalillo County sheriff's investigators connected an easily recognizable face with a serious addiction to cigarettes and came up with a burglary suspect Wednesday.

Sanchez moving on from murder charge

Dave Bohman — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:01:27 GMT

One day after being freed from a murder charge Luke Sanchez recalled the fatal shooting of a suspected burglar and said he remains convinced he did the right thing.

South Valley nears incorporation vote

Crystal Gutierrez — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:37:38 GMT

In two months South Valley residents will decide if they want their part of Bernalillo County to become its own town.

Boy missing after school found

Johnny Chandler — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:16:45 GMT

An 8-year-old boy who failed to meet his mother after school was located early this evening.

Deal on tax debt keeps Gardu�o's open

Kim Holland — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:53:33 GMT

The state has backed off threats to shut down Garduño's Restaurants over nearly $1 million in unpaid taxes and fines.

White resigns, effective Nov. 30

Todd Dukart — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:13:05 GMT

Bernalillo County Sheriff Darren White has tendered his resignation, which will take effect sometime Nov. 30, the day before he becomes Albuquerque's chief public safety officer.

Threats made against cleared suspect

Jim Winchester — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:16:15 GMT

Valencia County deputies are on alert after death threats came in Wednesday against a man who was cleared of charges for shooting to death a suspected burglar.

Sleeping women groped in UNM dorm

Ian Schwartz — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:48:10 GMT

A man broke into several University of New Mexico student dorm rooms last week, groping two women while they slept, according to campus police.

I-40 closes for 'Due Date' filming

David Romero — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:30:55 GMT

The producers of the film "Due Date" shut downs Interstate 40 overnight between Unser Boulevard and 98th Street on Albuquerque's West Side to film scenes for the movie.

Chatty drivers ignoring cell-phone law

Alex Tomlin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:09:34 GMT

Albuquerque drivers still have cell phones pasted to their ears despite receiving 3,000 citations this year from a police department that mostly has higher priorities than enforcing the city's ban.

4-year-old among NM swine flu deaths

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:41:23 GMT

New Mexico health officials say a 4-year-old boy from San Juan County is among the latest state residents to die from the swine flu.

Mc Collum Elementary placed on lockdown

Johnny Chandler — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:04:50 GMT

Collum Elementary was placed on lockdown at 2:30pm.

Murder charges file against 11yr old

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:08:34 GMT

The Valencia County District Attorney has filed murder charges against an 11-year-old Belen boy in the death of his father.

Court rejects pension challenge

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:34:45 GMT

New Mexico's highest court is allowing the state to continue collecting higher pension contributions from part-time governmental workers earning less than $20,000 a year.

Ex-defendant: Self-defense my right

Dave Bohman — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:08:57 GMT

Luke Sanchez emerged from a Valencia County courthouse Wednesday as a free man saying he never should have been charged with murder for killing a burglary suspect.

Ex-wife: Rape suspect led double life

Jim Winchester — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:23:57 GMT

The ex-wife of Robert Bruce, suspected of being the serial rapist known as "Ether Man," began to sense something was going on when the couple was still married and living in Albuquerque.